Soon to be a television series titled "Rise;" starring Josh Radnor; Aulii Cravalho; and Rosie Perez mdash;the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town. Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats; The Phantom of the Opera; and Miss Saigon take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown; Pennsylvania; to see a high school production of Les Miseacute;rables? To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S Truman High School; run by its legendary director; Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows such as Rent and Spring Awakening before they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpersquo;s students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers; entertainment executives; newscasters; and community-theater founders. Michael Sokolove; a Levittown native and former student of Volpersquo;s; chronicles the drama directorrsquo;s last school years and follows a group of student actors as they work through riveting dramas both on and off the stage. This is a story of an economically depressed but proud town finding hope in a gifted teacher and the magic of theater.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Play-it-easy versions of the soundtrack songs; for the novice guitaristBy The GuardianThis is a shortened; simplified version of the `Selections from... guitar song book from the same publisher: you can recognise it by an `Easy guitar with notes tab label on the front cover; in a green square.The song book contains only 31 pages; instead of the 47 of the full version. You get the same songs as with the full version (none missing) but the chord sequences are simpler and whats more; theyre all illustrated in guitar tablature in parenthesis with the musical staff; so you can make good use of the book even if you dont read music but can work out the TAB.Warning: most of the songs in this book have the chord changes simplified and the key changed to make the fingering easier; so they wont sound quite like the songs on the film soundtrack and youre also going to need to adjust your singing voice to the new key.Overall this is a good book if youre a beginner because it will enable you to start playing the complete songs (in a simplified format) quickly. Of course as you progress; you may want to re-learn them in the correct keys with the more complex chord shapes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Music is great fun! Church choir enjoyed itBy BinkyMusic is great fun! Church choir enjoyed it; too.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Tabs...By J. RyunGreat Little Tab... I Will Buy Again!!! These Are Nice and Look Like Well Constructed =) I Love It!!! Got Tabs For Songs Other Tab Books For The Same Movie Do Not... This Is The One You Want!!!